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Essential System Administration: Tools and Techniques for Linux and Unix Administration, 3rd Edition 3rd Edition

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Essential System Administration,3rd Edition is the definitive guide for Unix system administration, covering all the fundamental and essential tasks required to run such divergent Unix systems as AIX, FreeBSD, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Tru64 and more. Essential System Administration provides a clear, concise, practical guide to the real-world issues that anyone responsible for a Unix system faces daily. The new edition of this indispensable reference has been fully updated for all the latest operating systems. Even more importantly, it has been extensively revised and expanded to consider the current system administrative topics that administrators need most. Essential System Administration,3rd Edition covers: DHCP, USB devices, the latest automation tools, SNMP and network management, LDAP, PAM, and recent security tools and techniques. Essential System Administration is comprehensive. But what has made this book the guide system administrators turn to over and over again is not just the sheer volume of valuable information it provides, but the clear, useful way the information is presented. It discusses the underlying higher-level concepts, but it also provides the details of the procedures needed to carry them out. It is not organized around the features of the Unix operating system, but around the various facets of a system administrator's job. It describes all the usual administrative tools that Unix provides, but it also shows how to use them intelligently and efficiently. Whether you use a standalone Unix system, routinely provide administrative support for a larger shared system, or just want an understanding of basic administrative functions, Essential System Administration is for you. This comprehensive and invaluable book combines the author's years of practical experience with technical expertise to help you manage Unix systems as productively and painlessly as possible.
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    0596003439
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    3rd
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    O'Reilly Media
  5. Publication date
    August 15, 2002
  6. Language
    English
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Æleen Frisch has been a system administrator for over 20 years, tending a plethora of VMS, Unix, and Windows systems over the years. Her current system administration responsibilities center on looking after a very heterogeneous network of Unix and Windows NT/2000/XP systems. She is also a writer, lecturer, teacher, marketing consultant and occasional database programmer. She has written eight books, including Essential System Administration (now in its third edition), Essential Windows NT System Administration and the Windows 2000 Desktop Reference (all from O'Reilly Media, Inc.) and Exploring Chemistry with Electronic Structure Methods (Gaussian, Inc.). Currently, she writes the "Guru Guidance" column for Linux Magazine. She also writes poetry and is currently working on her first novel.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ O'Reilly Media; 3rd edition (August 15, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 1176 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0596003439
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0596003432
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.15 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 2.5 x 9.1 inches
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Scott Cromar
5.0 out of 5 stars The Book that Got Me Started
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2013
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This is the latest edition of the book that taught me to be a Unix administrator. Her descriptions were understandable, and her procedures were well-explained. And throughout the book, Frisch explained the mindset that every professional system administrator needs to bring to the job.

The book has expanded with each edition, and there is increased information about different Unix-like Operating System options. In particular, the coverage of Linux and AIX has increased in successive editions of the book.

But the beating heart of the book has not changed. This is the book that encapsulates the essence of what it means to be a professional system administrator.

--Scott Cromar
Author, Solaris Troubleshooting Handbook
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Louis S. Carrozzi
4.0 out of 5 stars A solid second choice.
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2015
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I think the only reason I ultimately had to give this book a 4 star rating instead of a 5 star rating is just the date of the last publishing which is pushing on 13 years now. Most of the core areas of *nix administration are covered and each section goes into quite a bit of detail, but I've already found tools being used that have been outmoded by new tools available to the modern Linux user.

But outside of that, and that's kind of a nitpick it's always good to learn the history and fundamentals in software, this book hits on the areas that you are most likely to run into in a system administrator position, and since it's not JUST about Unix,or Linux, but rather about * nix systems in general, it seems like a well rounded book. I like the fact that the chapters are organized into TASK areas, and then get into the details about how to do that task effectively and what's important about that task. It really speed things up if you have already outgrown your "first" Linux book (for beginners).

You could go into this as a beginner, but I'd recommend "How Linux Works: What Every Superuser Should Know" if you just want to get a handle on what a modern Linux system is and you want to start from scratch.

This books should probably be a second or third choice, but it's a solid buy and there is a TON of material here in those 1077 pages!

Also, you may also want to check out 'Unix and Linux System Administration Handbook". I couldn't really say which is better, probably the latter, but I'm glad I have both because Linux is a HUGE subject and it's nice to have complementary material. I would say that this book really hits on the major areas of *nix administration in a logical easy to follow way. But on the other hand, the other title mentioned above goes into a ton of specific areas and covers a lot of newer tools and is more Linux focused.

If I HAD to choose between this one or the "handbook" above, I'd go with the latter, but if you can afford it, get BOTH because they do approach different materials and in their own way.
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Asa Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars Very well structured, clear, and helpful
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2009
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As a veteran software developer who has found himself suddenly in a system administrator role for multiple Solaris and Red Hat systems, this book has been my salvation. It uses a very practical, structured approach that deals with "first things first". For me, it has been exactly on target. It is easy to read and explores the application of each administrative task to any unique aspects of the individual operating systems. This is one of the few technical books that I actually look forward to having time to read. I recommend it highly.
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Ted Huang
5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely a book that you need to start your Linux and Unix life
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2019
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I never bothered to google to find out all commands on linux but you have to admired that sometimes it is actually pretty easy for you to have a book next to you with all the cheat sheet high-lighted and labeled. I love this book.
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Anthony E. Rutledge
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading for UNIX/Linux types. Trust me.
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2017
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A timeless classic. You need this foundation. Skip this text at your own peril. Read this for enjoyment. Read this for the history. Read this for things you don't see in other text. Don't read this if you want a book that covers the latest, greatest distribution of Linux.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Money well spent!!
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2016
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Money well spent. I work in an environment where we actively support Solaris, AIX, Oracle Enterprise Linux, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems. When I took my current job, I was experienced with Linux and was very comfortable with the OS. I had some familiarity with AIX, but not near the comfort level that I had with RHEL. I had hardly any experience with Solaris.

This book has enabled me to perform at a high level supporting the Solaris and the AIX operating systems. I have this book on my work laptop and I can access it as easily as I can access google from my laptop. Everything you need to know to support these operating systems as a systems admin/engineer is at the click of your mouse.

Again, money well spent
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Brandon
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2012
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Way more information that I needed but it was also very informative. I would recommend the smaller version, not sure what it is called but there is a pocket manual type thing for this. Either way cant go wrong, aced the course thanks to being able to get through the material and not feeling like it was a chore to read.
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Megan E Bess
2.0 out of 5 stars Great resource, terrible ebook.
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2020
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This is specifically for this reference as an ebook. I love the actual resource itself, but as an ebook not having exact page numbers as you find in it's physical counter-part makes it virtually useless for class prep or referencing to others. Finding exact pages in this reference is so tedious because of this it's almost useless to me, and even if I could, I doubt it would line-up with the physical version. On top of that, the formatting is just very mediocre and squished down. It looks like a very poorly/cheaply made ebook, never mind the text formatting errors, random spaces, missing letters, etc that it's littered with even in the first few pages.

TLDR: Stick to the paper copy, the ebook is a BUST. Just wish I didn't take so long to actually get into it before missing the return date window.
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Alin Tatar
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on July 28, 2018
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Good book for anyone who wants to learn and understand Linux
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Nikhil Dhavalsank
4.0 out of 5 stars Second hand but good quality
Reviewed in India on November 3, 2019
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Its a second hand book yet the quality seems good
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P. Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars A must have book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 29, 2018
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Very in-depth book with everything covered, certainly one to keep close at hand.
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Wolfgang Kucher
5.0 out of 5 stars A highlight
Reviewed in Germany on April 28, 2010
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As I first saw this book I was a little frustrated about the 1150 pages. ;-)
But now a month later I can tell that it was more than worth the time reading it. Beyond the classical view of system administration You will gain a very deep understanding not only how thing work but also why they work the way they do.
A lot of historical information help understand the techniques applied in daily admin-work and long term planing of larger systems and networks.

What is covert:

Networking (protocolls, Services (DNS, DHCP etc.) email, monitoring, etc. ),
Security,
Backup & Recovery,
Serial devices,
Printers,
Kernelconfiguration
Accounting and user / groupmanagement
Scripting techniques
and all these for FreeBSD, Tru64, Linux, HP-UX, AIX and Solaris based systems

and the 7 administrative virtues => You have to read the book to find out more. It's worth the time !!

The writing style is extremly convenient not only for the humorous look at the liaison of users & administrators and droughty technical aspects.
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Tiago Távora Macedo
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 20, 2016
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